Feb. 27, 2003
Kentucky vs. #16/13 South Carolina
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003
Carolina Center
*Final Score: South Carolina 97, Kentucky 51
oRecords: Kentucky 11-14, 4-9 SEC; South Carolina 20-6, 8-5 SEC
oKey Run: The Gamecocks exploded on a 10-0 run and never looked back. USC held a 22-point lead, 42-20, lead at the half.
oUK’s 46-point loss was its largest deficit this season.
oThe Cats snapped their two-game winning streak and ended the regular season with a 1-10 mark on the road. The Cats are 2-0 on a neutral court.
oReserve forward Shambrica Jones led the Cats with 14 points, her first double-digit outing since Nov. 30, 2002.
oWith 11 points, SeSe Helm climbs to 20th on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,052 points. She needs only six points to move ahead of Kim Denkins at No. 19.
oWith two three-pointers tonight, sophomore Sara Potts has totaled 116 made three-pointers to pass Tiffany Wait (115) for No. 2 on UK’s all-time three-pointer made list in just two seasons. She also broke the school record for most three-pointers made in a season with 66. Stacey Reed previously held the record after hitting 64 three-pointers in the 1992-93 season.
oUK falls to 0-8 against ranked opponents this season.
oUK still leads the all-time series 17-13 but trail 4-9 in games played in Columbia. UK has lost four straight to USC, including both games this season. This marks the second time South Carolina has swept the series. USC also won both meetings last season.
oThe Cats lost the battle of the boards (45-27) for the fourth straight game and nine of the last 12.
oSouth Carolina shot 53.8 percent from the floor, becoming only the third team this season to shoot better than 50 percent against the Cats. Vanderbilt and Mississippi State also hit over 50 percent versus UK.
